Alternative titles: English: 1972-01-10 to 1972-10-02Synonyms: Moon Mask Rider, The Man Who Loves Justice Moonlight MaskJapanese: 正義を愛する人、月光仮面
Type: TV
Episodes: 39
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 10 Jan, 1972 to 2 Oct, 1972
Genres: Action
Duration: 00:20:00 per episode
Rating:
Moonlight Mask's identity has always been a mystery (which is why the Moonlight Mask persona is credited as being played by "?" in the original series).
Decked out in white tights, white & red cape, white scarf, yellow gloves & boots, dark glasses, face cloth and Indian-style turban (pinned with a "moon" ornament), Moonlight Mask is armed with a whip, two six-shooters, shuriken and moon-shaped boomerangs. He also rides a motorcycle.
However, only audiences know that Moonlight Mask could very well be detective Jūrō Iwai (祝 十郎 Iwai Jūrō?), who seems to disappear from his friends before the caped crusader rides to the rescue in his motorcycle! Even his comical assistant Gorohachi Fukuro (袋 五郎八 Fukuro Gorōhachi?), his friend Inspector Matsuda, and children Shigeru, Kaboko and Fujiko are oblivious to Iwai's secret identity.
